Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 0 km ESE of Africo Vecchio, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Africo Vecchio, Italy on Wed, Mar 12, 2003, 6:49 AM GMT+1 (05:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 29 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-12 05:49:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.063° N, 15.993° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bsfq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km ENE of Santa Maria la Stella, Italy · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.619 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8599 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.222 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8598 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.329 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.115 km E of Badolato Marina, Italy · 8594 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.423 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8592 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.53 km NW of Milazzo, Italy · 8591 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.75 km SW of Girifalco, Italy · 8586 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.26 km ESE of Roccelletta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.41 km ENE of Squillace, Italy · 8586 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.25 km S of Jacurso, Italy · 8585 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.639 km E of Augusta, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.31 km SSW of San Filippo del Mela, Italy · 8576 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.031 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8570 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.51 km SSE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.30 km NNE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.41 km ESE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.52 km NE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.71 km NNE of Terme, Italy · 8568 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.21 km W of Castroreale, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.44 km SSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.52 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.425 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8555 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.022 km NNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8553 days ago · 219 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.343 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.55 km NNW of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8552 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km SSE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.51 km SSW of Pennisi, Italy · 8611 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.83 km SSE of Carruba, Italy · 8611 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.52 km NW of Bova Marina, Italy · 8612 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.722 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8613 days ago · 140 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.24 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8618 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.32 km NNE of Jacurso, Italy · 8619 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.532 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8626 days ago · 178 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.92 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.71 km SSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.89 km ESE of Taormina, Italy · 8636 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.52 km N of Terme, Italy · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsfq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.